The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-09-29
goeals.
North Carolina State Board of Agri-
culture. -:

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trict.
H. L. Grant, 3rd Congressional District.
Col. WE. Green, 4th Congressional
District. '% 80. i"-t .
J. H. Murrow, 9Th Congressional Dis
trict. 49,. '.-. :~' ~
s. B. Alexander, 9th Congressional Dis
trict (elect).
A. Leazer, 18th Congressional District.
Burwell Blanton. 9Th Congressional Dis
DR.. C. D. Smith, 9th Congressional Dis
trict. .,
-, OFFICERS.
John Robinson, Commissioner.
T. K. Bruner, Acting Secretary.
C. W. Dabney, yr., Chemist and Direc-
tor of Experiment Station.
John T. Patrick, General Agent Immi-
grafton.
TRUSTEES Of TIE AGRICULTURE AND ME-
CHANICAL CoLLEGE.
The members of the Board Of Agricul-
ture, to whom are added:
w: S. Primrose, Wake.
G. z. French, Pender.
H. E. Fries. Forsyth.
Gen. R. Barringer, Mecklenburg.
Elias Carr, Edgecombe.
STATE GRANGE PATRONS OF HUsBANDRY.
W. R. Williams, Falkland, Pitt county,
Master.
DR.. J. w. Seasons, Bethel, Lecturer.
w. II. Powell, Battleboro, Treasurer.
II, IT. J. Ludwig, Mt. Pleasant, Secre-
tary, .....-
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Rev. VIM. Grant. Jackson, n. G.
Capt. W. FL. Powell, Battleboro,
n. T. Ridley, Boyhins, Va.
THE NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS ASSOCIATION.
President-Elias Carr, Old Sparta,
Edgecombe county.
Vice Presidents-W. r. Williams, LIST
Congressional District; W. A. Darden,
ID Congressional District; G.. T.. French,
Sd Congressional District; w. F. Green,
4th Congressional District; H. r. Fries,
9Th Congressional District; J. S. Reid, 9th
Congressional District; ". H. Hobson,
9TH Congressional District; Burwell Blan-
ton, Sth Congressional District; W. ii.
Mcclure. 9th Congressional District.
B. F. Hester, Oxford, Secretary; S.
Ohio Wilson, Vineyard, and ". b. Ben
bow, Oak Ridge, Assistant Secretaries.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
D. Reid Parker, Trinity College, A.
McIver; Oaks, D: Men. Mckay, Averas-
boro; L. L. Polk, Raleigh, and c. Nc
Donald, Concord.
y. G.. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
W. G.. Upchurch, Raleigh, President;
John Nichols, Raleigh, Secretary.
NORTH CAROLINA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
PRESIDENT: Van Lindley, Pomona.
Secretary-S. Ohio Wilson, Vineyard.
Treasurer-J. A. Lineback, Salem.
1t is reported that a gold mine has
been found in Wake county, near Raleigh.
The growing tobacco crop was in
,jured very much by the frost Saturday
and Sunday nights.
All County Alliances will meet next
Friday, the Both. Wake County Alliance
will meet in Raleigh on that day.
A cold wave passed over the State
of Minnesota last week and the Their
mometer stood only two degrees above
zero.
The Southern Culticotor, with its
characteristic progressiveness, has now
established an alliance Department" IN
its columns.
The prohibition contest in Tennessee
is becoming very exciting, so much SO
that the women are taking an active part
in the canvass of the State.
Wake Forest now has n hundred
and ninety students enrolled, the largest
number that this noble institution of
learning has ever enrolled during the fall
term.
Texas has one hundred and thirty
four county alliances-two hundred and
tifty-one thousand members, and one
hundred and three bonded business
agents.
The Supreme Court Of Illinois sus-
tanned the decision of the lower court in
the case of the Anarchists, and the con-
demned men are to be executed on the
18th of November.
The Wadesboro Messenger is to be
enlarged, and Bro. Boylin, of the Monroe
Enquirer md Express, is to be associated
with Bro. Lowe in the conduct of the
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